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encerrarse en banda

to refuse to listen

Idioms & Sayings

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Se encerró en banda y no quiso escuchar razones.

He refused to listen and wouldn't hear reasons.

—¿Aceptó el consejo? —No, se encerró en banda.

—Did he accept the advice? —No, he refused to listen.

Por mucho que le expliques, se encierra en banda.

No matter how much you explain to him, he refuses to listen.